I’ve not posted before but been reading everyone’s updates daily for a while.
I have my EC yesterday and 9 eggs were collected. The call this morning confirmed that 6 were mature and 4 fertilized. I am provisionally booked for transfer on Saturday but I’m now so worried that with only 4 on day 1 the chance of getting any to day 5 is looking less likely. The clinic only check once more (tomorrow) and will only ring if they feel we need a day 2 or 3 transfer.
I’ve just had a total meltdown, snot, tears and lost all positivity 😞
Sorry your feeling like this, just remember is quality not quantity and 4 is still a good number! They might all make it to day 5 so try and stay positive 🍀
I hope so 🤞🤞🤞 I’m hoping it’s just a bad day and tomorrow will be better!
I have been there. The wait is absolute torture. I was having mini panic attacks at work and hiding!
Just remember - whatever happens, each cycle is different and anything can happen. What I have learned is that you can’t predicated anything. You could have 30 eggs and no blastocysts, or 3 eggs and 3 blastocysts.
Keep the faith 💛
This is a long journey, but you will get there xx
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Thank you x You are so right! I need to stay positive, it’s not over yet.
We ended up with 3 on day 3 and all 3 made it to day 5 and were A's! Lucky enough to have one nice and comfy inside right now. As many said to me, it only takes one. I know how crappy it feels! Are you off work at the moment? One thing that helped me was learning to loom knit! I found I put the TV on and started to knit but as it makes you focus on what your doing, I had little time to think of anything else or even listen to the TV xx
Congratulations! That’s has given me hope so thank you. I was off work yesterday and today as still have some post EC pain. I’m a teacher so have plenty of marking and reports to keep me busy today - I couldn’t concentrate yesterday but plan to be more productive today.
My clinic don’t phone with any updates unless they need you in earlier. I think it’s all this not knowing that’s driving me mad. I panic every time the phones rings!
I felt exact same as you last week. I went from 25eggs-8fertilised- 2 blasts.
And it was a freeze all due to ohss, I'm hoping for a FET in few weeks now.
I was and am still disappointed.
BUT I'm focussed on being positive. I have 2 good little blasts's - that are half me half my husband. We have never had that before- never even a late period. That alone is a good feeling.
I'm nervous to have just 2 chances, I had hoped for 5 blasts. But what i realise now is that having loads in freezer wouldn't make me want the first one to stick any less.
And the ones that didn't make it this far wouldn't have turned into a baby anyway- nature would have weaned them out.
So hang in there and focus on preparing yourself to be a cosy home for the little fellas preparing themselves for you
Just had call... one stopped, 1 very fragmented, 1 5 call with some fragmenting and one good quality 4 cell. They recommend transfer today but given the option to wait if we want - I don’t know what to do
I was in a similar place my first cycle. Our clinic recommended we still go to 5 days, but if I could have done it over I would have pushed for 3 days at that point. Best of luck with your transfer!
I had 7 eggs collected, 5 were mature. 2 made it to day 5, but one formed a blastocyst then did nothing else. So I had fresh transfer of one. Nothing to freeze. It’s very tense but I’m currently 9+5 pregnant. You want healthy pregnancies and babies, nature is out of our control. Try not to worry. One blasto can still split into twins too.
Just try and be positive, everything happens for a reason. The drugs don’t help either.
After some reading and listening to the clinics advice we have decided to go for transfer this afternoon. I feel really sad, you hear so much more success with day 5 transfers. My optimism is really fading now and I feel really deflated. They will check them again this afternoon but have advised we should transfer the 4 and 5 cell embryos.
Please keep your fingers crossed for me, I need all the help I can get!
First cycle, i only had 4 eggs retrieved and 2 fertilized and they both survived to day 5...one transferred (+) and the other one wasn't good enough for freezing...Second cycle, 6 retrieved, 3 fertilized and all 3 made it to day 6 and were frozen...i transferred 1 frozen last month and currently 5 wks pregnant....Stay positive, remember anything can happen.
Don't give up hope. I know of people who got 1 egg and went on to have a successful pregnancy! I got 13 eggs and only 5 fertilised. We only got 1 day 5 blasto but we went on to get a BFP (which unfortunately ended in a chemical pregnancy but that was due to an issue with the sperm). It's most definitely not over for you yet. I know how easy it is to get hung up on the numbers as I did the same, but lots of women get far lower numbers than you and go on to have success. Hold on in there. You can do this xxx
Thank you all for your replies. Our clinic is 2 hours away so now getting ready to go and trying very hard to think positive thoughts! Does anyone have any tips post transfer, any dos or dont’s?
Don't lose hope.My first cycle was a mess. I got 4. Of those 4, 2 were were not mature enough. Of the 2 remaining only 1 fertilised so i had to pin all my hope and faith on that one.It was the most intense time of my life but it made it to day 5. (Ended up having it transfered on day 6 as it hadnt hit the sweet spot on day 5 ). That turned into my now 15month old bundle of pure joy.
I just finishes another cycle.Got 4 again. 3 fertilised this time but they slowed down on day 5, ended up with 1 on day 6 transfer and it failed to implant.got a bfn confirmation yesterday.
I know its hard to hear now but have faith that whatever will be will be.
All it takes is one. Don't worry. I have heard so many ivf couples conceiving even though the odds are stacked against them. You will come out of this with a beautiful baby and all this pain will be forgotten <3
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